I.Ae.32 Chingolo

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I.Ae.32 Chingolo
Role Advanced trainer
National origin Argentina
Manufacturer
Instituto Aerotécnico
Designer Ernesto Vicente
First flight 1949
Number built 1

The I.Ae.32 Chingolo (named after

five year plan
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Design and development

The design, which shared some of the technical characteristics of the earlier I.Ae. 31 Colibrí, was a conventional low-wing cantilever monoplane with and had fixed tailwheel undercarriage; seating a student pilot (or passenger) and instructor (or pilot) in a tandem enclosed cockpit. Only one prototype was built.

Specifications

General characteristics

  • Crew: two, student pilot and instructor
  • Length: 8.12 m (26 ft 8 in)
  • Wingspan: 10.70 m (35 ft 1 in)
  • Height: 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
  • Wing area: 16.50 m2 (177.6 sq ft)
  • Empty weight: 750 kg (1,653 lb)
  • Gross weight: 981 kg (2,163 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Blackburn Cirrus Major 3 , 115 kW (155 hp)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 230 km/h (143 mph, 124 kn)
  • Endurance: 1 hours 50 minutes
  • Service ceiling: 5,180 m (16,990 ft)

See also

References

  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 524.
  • Bridgeman, Leonard. Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1950-1951 edition New York: The Mcgraw. Hill Book Company, Inc, 1950 Pg.9c (No ISBN)

Further reading

  • Burzaco, Ricardo (1995). Las Alas de Perón, Aeronáutica Argentina 1945/1960 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Buenos Aires: Editorial Da Vinci. .

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